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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1912
Page
3
By Clark Wood Weston Oregon Journal February 3 write up recalls Geronimo and Apaches in a satirical plan for Weston New Year revels. The piece riffs on staged rites, mock danger and a mock “Injun sign” as part of a controversial column about local customs and performance.
General James Allen chief of the United States Signal Corps outlines plans for the Aeronautic Association of the United States army. He pledges to secure 1,000 aircraft within three years, arguing the next war will be airborne and success hinges on air power. He stresses the need for a strong aeroplane section to defend the nation.
The Kansas Equal Suffrage association plans to hire an expert organizer to work in every county. The executive board approved the plan in Topeka as counties across the state, sixty of them, will be engaged to push suffrage efforts.
The organization plans to complete a roster showing the standing of every man in Kansas on the suffrage question at state headquarters by June 1. Twenty more ballots or organizers will be arranged within two weeks and women in every voting precinct will report on how the men stand.
Lakeport California report notes Mrs Tiley Lawson Hill the first registered woman in town. A centenarian aged 104 cites her Whig party affiliation. She recalls her father in the Revolutionary era and Commodore Perry visiting in her youth.
University of Michigan students filled openings of twenty two firemen and coal wheelers who walked out demanding higher pay. University secretary Mr. Smith says students may be kept in the posts permanently. Workers on campus had earned $2.20 for firemen and $1.40 daily for coal wheelers, seeking a ten percent raise and two weeks paid vacation.
American clothes and manners drive Neston Maki to seek a new fiancée after his Finland born bride choice Katie Savela spurns him for lack of handsomeness. The Tolvoa farmer returned to the county clerk with a marriage license, declaring he could not use it. The clerk urged him to try again, and Maki later announced a new match by naming Annie Antlo, who accepted.
An advertisement claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee if not cured. The message highlights a 50 cent price and assures relief through topical treatment.
Announcement from the theater extols Selig's Cinderella three reels starring Miss Mabel Taliaferro. The label claims ninety nine scenes, over 300 feet of elaborate settings, superb costumes, and unmatched dramatic elegance. It urges audiences to bring children to enjoy the sweetest story of the silver slipper.
The home of good pictures presents a Tuesday program headlined by Paid Back a single reel feature. Selig and Essanay segments include The Bird in the Hand and The Alpine Lease with a Bakersfield oil region based rescue. A musical program lists five schottische and waltz selections by various composers.
Monday and Tuesday feature horsemanship by the famous Portuguese cavalry with vivid riding sequences. A penniless youth is aided by a benefactor who later saves him from ruin in a reversal of fate. A burglar forced to choose life, a mother's enduring love, and a light hearted tale of Charlie Buys a Lighter round out the issue with Eclair comedy and the Eiffel Tower scene.
Philadelphia headlines tell of a love triangle around Dr Hildegarde Langsdorf, Guy C Lee, and John H Ayre as both men file marriage licenses to wed Langsdorf. Lee claims victory but Ayre’s Chester residence claim stirs uncertainty while Langsdorf practices medicine in Carlisle. Lee departs Philadelphia with Langsdorf, stating he cannot discuss details.
A proposed expansion of the permanent steamship service to Alaska stalls on funding needs. Officials say substantial capital is required to secure vessels, routes, and operating licenses, potentially delaying the start of yearlong construction and service deployment.
Special Correspondence from Echo Oregon reports several carloads of heavy beef cattle shipped late last week from Echo to Portland Kennewick and Vancouver. Local residents J B Saylor and F W Andrews participated. A large crowd traveled to Hermiston Saturday night for a wrestling match. Various residents, including Mrs C J Gulliford and Myrtle, visited Pendleton and Hermiston, with multiple small-town errands and social visits noted.
A runaway bull driven with a herd into York road markets fled into a flat building on the fifth floor. It dashed across rooms and climbed to the roof where after three hours of pursuit it was finally shot dead. Police and bystanders followed the ram with lassos but failed to capture it.
Paris reports Linan Cavalieri former wife of Sheriff Bob Chanter of New York will marry Muratore the French opera idol. Friends say the divorce left her near collapse before Muratore inspired renewed study of new parts including Alda, setting a romantic path in Paris.
Denver inspectors recover nearly 2000 stolen articles said to be taken from trains between Denver and Omaha by W. T. Johnson a Union Pacific traveling electrician. The loot includes 250 neckties 200 pairs of silk socks gold rings and more. Johnson was arrested and held in jail.
Henry L. Gaker of Yale has added a collection from New Zealand to the Yale University museum. The set includes a wingless kiwi bird and a lizardlike reptile notable for a rudimentary third eye, representing nearly extinct species. New Haven, Conn. Hobart, Tasmania, previously sent several collections.
New York launches a campaign to fight high vegetable prices for the poor, inspired by Indianapolis Mayor Shank. A committee of clergymen and others opened the effort as the first step in a planned broader campaign to ease food costs.
A historic advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and mucous membranes. It touts a constitutional remedy, claims a $100 reward for catarrh deafness uncurable by the treatment, and advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A large room stocked with vegetables became a center of activity as customers flocked to purchase produce directly from farmers, skipping intermediary sellers. The scene highlighted robust demand at a community market focused on farm products.
A hospital report notes many female inpatients seek operations and suggests Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a health restoration aid based on letters to the company from patients in Lynn Massachusetts. It also mentions Ballard's Snow Liniment for injuries and criticizes congressional lethargy without specific actions.
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